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At close 04/01/2011
1,332.41+6.58+0.50%

Market Summary

At 4:02 PM ET: Stocks were up across the board as advancing issues outpaced declining issues on the NYSE by 2.3 to 1. Large- and small-cap stocks were both strong, while the S.&P. 500 index gained 0.50% to finish at 1,332.41. Among individual stocks, the two top percentage gainers in the S.&P. 500 were NYSE Euronext and NASDAQ OMX Group Inc.

World Markets »

Key Indexes
At close 04/01/2011
Change % change 1 month 1 year Low High 52-week
FTSE 100 Britain 6,009.92 +101.16 +1.71% +1.25% +4.61%
 
DAX Germany 7,179.81 +138.50 +1.97% –0.60% +15.14%
 
CAC 40 France 4,054.76 +65.58 +1.64% –0.30% +0.51%
 
FTSE Eurofirst 300 Europe 1,141.40 +16.52 +1.47% –1.77% +4.33%
 

Bonds »

Treasury Bills, Notes and Bonds
Most recent issues
Maturity % yield Change
At 4:41 PM ET
Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
3-month 0.0634% –0.0306
6-month 0.1526% –0.0254
2-year 0.80% –0.0314
5-year 2.24% –0.0303
10-year 3.45% –0.0184
30-year 4.49% –0.022
 

Commodities »

At 5:14 PM ET 04/01/2011
Light sweet crude ($/barrel)108.31+1.59+1.49%

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Currencies »

At 5:10 PM ET
Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
Euro $1.4234 0.00
Pound Britain $1.6111 0.00
Yen Japan $0.0119 0.00
Yuan China $0.1527 0.00
Peso Mexico $0.0845 +0.0004
Dollar Canada $1.0377 0.00

Companies in the News

$45.66+$1.52+3.44%
At close 04/01/2011